blizzard

Major gaming studio, responsible for World of Warcraft and the Warcraft franchise, Diablo III and the Diablo franchise, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, and Overwatch.

Heroes of the Storm’s Eternal Conflict goes live today

4
Heroes of the Storm's Diablo-themed but boringly named Eternal Conflict patch goes live today, bringing with it the new Battlefield of Eternity battleground, new mercs,...
Rank 17! I am SO important to the world!

Blizzard and Netease partner for a Chinese release of Overwatch

0
You are probably not terribly worried about whether or not Overwatch is going to get a Chinese release for the same reason that most...

Win a pair of Gunnar Heroes of the Storm glasses from Massively OP

23
Massively OP is pleased to present a prize giveaway this week to celebrate the formal launch of Heroes of the Storm earlier this month: Gunnar Optiks has sent us a...

MMO Week in Review: At least Trion’s new game isn’t a MOBA? (June 28, 2015)

20
Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered's Week in Review! Trion...

E3 2015: Garriott and Long share Shroud of the Avatar secrets

24
This past year, Shroud of the Avatar moved from a monthly weekend-release cadence to being online 24/7, but the major updates have been no...
She's a knockout.

Overwatch shows off Zarya and Bastion gameplay in new videos

16
The early Overwatch gameplay videos continue moving through the cast with a robot that has the heart of a human and a woman with...

Massively Overthinking: Random encounters in MMORPGs

42
This week's Massively Overthinking question comes to us from Kickstarter donor TheChiHawk, and it's coming from an unusually not-so-massive corner of gamesdom for us: Are...

Blizz blog post looks at timewalking through WoW’s Slave Pens

11
Blizzard sure is proud of World of Warcraft's timewalking mechanic, at least if the number of related dev blogs is any indication. Today the firm...

Perfect Ten: Weirdly specific quests we keep encountering in MMOs

52
You know how you wince whenever you think of typing /played into your MMO and realize just how many hours you've given to a...

See World of Warcraft’s Archimonde die right now

42
Facing off against final boss in World of Warcraft's new Hellfire Citadel raid might have some players quaking in their steel codpieces, but we...

Diablo III gets Horadric Cube successor

14
Diablo II fans are well-aquainted with that game's Horadric Cube, a device that allowed players to toss items together and see what the cube...
Because this hadn't already been kind of boring years ago?

World of Warcraft details the timewalking mechanics of the Shattered Halls

22
Let's assume you're playing World of Warcraft's latest big patch, but raiding Hellfire Citadel isn't in the cards for you for whatever reason. What...

World of Warcraft: Fury of Hellfire is now live

28
OK kids, summer vacation is over; it's time to get back to work in World of Warcraft! Patch 6.2: Fury of Hellfire went live...

The Daily Grind: What’s the best way to boost MMO populations?

123
An anonymous Kickstarter donor pinged us with this question for this morning's Daily Grind: With the breadth of niche MMOs available, how will companies resort...

WoW gets a 6.2 patch survival guide and feature preview

17
World of Warcraft's 6.2 patch drops tomorrow. Apparently it's a big deal, because Blizzard has taken the time to put together a patch preview...
You can't really go back again.

Character name reclamation is coming to World of Warcraft

22
With a decade of popularity and lots of people playing, World of Warcraft does not have a surfeit of names available for players. As...

City of Heroes is returning… as a chat client

63
The dream of seeing City of Heroes reborn is still just that -- a dream. But through the hard efforts of fans of the...

MMO Week in Review: The E3 2015 roundup (June 21, 2015)

3
Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered's Week in Review! After...

E3 2015: Life is Feudal isn’t just another gankbox

31
I'm standing with my PR contact at the Life is Feudal booth when suddenly a guy with a thick Russian accent walks up to me,...

One Shots: Primitive GPS

41
There's no shame in being lost, especially if your MMO doesn't include an on-screen map. Anyone remember the olden days of using graph paper...

THE LATEST POSTS

TOP CONTENT